Osteoscopy:
Exploration of an osteoporotic bone using a mini-camera

The camera penetrates the bone through a 12 mm hole, made with a bone file on the outer surface of the greater trochanter. In this area the wall of the bone is very thin. In the same way as holes made in the abdominal wall for the passage of various instruments are closed with sutures or staples, the hole in the bone is closed by refitting the bone removed to allow the camera through.
Just as we work with flowing water in the knee, so the interior of the bone is irrigated to remove any particles it contains which are engendered by the osteoporotic disease. These are essentially abnormally mobile cells and fat. These gradually replace the bone structure. The more advanced the osteoporosis, the larger the number of these particles. As a consequence, the camera will be able to make progress more easily.

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